RESP Data, Governance & Assurance Lead in London

National Energy System Operator (NESO) recognises the potential of bright and talented individuals, and we encourage you to join us as Great Britain's energy system undergoes an ambitious, exciting, and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

At NESO, we recognize that effective data governance is essential to our mission of creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future for Great Britain. We are seeking a dedicated and detail‑oriented Data, Governance & Assurance Lead to join our team. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring that our data practices align with regulatory requirements and organisational objectives, fostering a culture of data integrity and accountability.

You will work collaboratively across various teams, leveraging your expertise in data governance frameworks, data quality management, and compliance to support our strategic initiatives. This role can be based from Wokingham, Warwick and Glasgow, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to full‑time and part‑time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

The creation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) is driven by an urgent need to unify and optimise our approach to energy. A more integrated and coordinated strategy is needed to meet the unprecedented challenges of climate change, ensuring secure energy supply, and keeping costs manageable for consumers.

Join us and empower your potential, energise our team, and be part of something bigger. Your energy, our future, together.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure alignment with NESO data governance policies and procedures that ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define data ownership, stewardship, and accountability across the organisation.
• Develop and implement assurance processes to verify that data used across all products is consistent, coherent, and aligned with organisational definitions and standards.
• Provide regular assurance reports to stakeholders on the integrity and reliability of data within products.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks for data products, ensuring that all outputs and deliverables adhere to NESO's standards for data quality, consistency, and coherence.
• Monitor and assess data management practices, identifying areas for improvement and recommending best practices to enhance data governance.
• Conduct data quality assessments and audits, ensuring that data is accurate, consistent, and reliable for decision‑making.
• Create channels and content for team members on data governance principles and practices, promoting a culture of data literacy.
• Support the development of data governance metrics and reporting frameworks to track compliance and performance.
• Respond to internal and external queries regarding data governance, providing clear and actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Define and prioritise governance initiatives through a roadmap, balancing risk, value, and delivery maturity.
• Own governance controls across the end‑to‑end data lifecycle, including ingestion, classification, quality, curation, access, sharing, publication.
• Define and own governance KPIs that demonstrate risk reduction, data trust, and decision confidence.
• Embed data quality controls across the end‑to‑end data lifecycle.
• Establish data quality issue management process, including logging, prioritisation, escalation, and resolution tracking.

About you:

• Possess a strong understanding of data governance frameworks, data quality management, and compliance standards.
• Experience in governing data products and providing assurance of data consistency and coherence across multiple outputs is highly desirable.
• Demonstrate experience in data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI) with the ability to translate complex data governance concepts into actionable insights.
• Exhibit excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Be proactive in identifying and addressing data governance challenges, fostering a culture of accountability and transparency within the organisation.

About what you'll get:

• A competitive salary between £55,000 - £65,000 per annum dependent on experience and capability.
• As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on company performance, 26 days annual leave as standard and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Full support and career‑development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximise your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan — comprising of health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

This role closes on 22nd February 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.